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St. Helen's
Kensington and Chelsea, London
PocketsNorth Kensington (St Quintin Avenue · Ladbroke Grove · St. Mark's Road)
St. Helen's sits in the far north of Kensington and Chelsea around Latimer Road and the approach to the Westway, with the entire ward inside a conservation area. The listed-building set is down to one: a Grade II telephone kiosk outside Number 46. Fifteen outstanding-rated schools sit within reach and the education score comes in at 71. Public-transport access is good, anchored by Latimer Road on the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines. The drawbacks are substantial and stacked. Safety scores are very weak at 20, green space is almost absent at 0.6 hectares with Maxilla Walk the only named site, pollution scores sit at 37, and the market score of 26 reflects RBKC prices without the amenity base of the garden-square wards. The planning score of 13 is low but the ward has lived through more disruption than most — this is the ground that includes the Grenfell Tower site.
- Strongest71Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Also strong55Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Watch out13Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 1 listed building
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Maxilla Walk (0.4 hectares)
- 29 open venues (20 food and drink, 9 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
28Better than 5% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability5
- Rent affordability25
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)36
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For St. Helen's: 59 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
25Better than 7% of London
- Personal safety30
- Property crime23
- Anti-social behaviour20
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Connectivity
55Better than 69% of London
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
37Better than 31% of London
- Air quality10
- Quietness78
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
28Better than 62% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene57
- Vitality (openings, diversity)56
29 open venues nearby — 20 food & drink, 9 other.
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Education
71Highest in London
- Primary schools60
- Secondary schools82
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For St. Helen's: 1 school, with its inspection record
Heritage
54Better than 74% of London
1 listed building · 100% under a conservation area
- Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 46Grade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
52Better than 22% of London
- Green spaces69
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Maxilla Walk (0 ha). ~1 ha of green space in total.
Area development
13Better than 77% of London
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- Is St. Helen's safe?
- St. Helen's scores 25 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is St. Helen's a good place to live?
- St. Helen's scores 41 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are education (71) and connectivity (55); its weakest is area development (13). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is St. Helen's?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in St. Helen's 5 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 55 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is St. Helen's expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, St. Helen's is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 1/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near St. Helen's?
- St. Helen's scores 71 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 6 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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